[MR] BBC: Vegan Kilts "Take Off" in Scotland

[Michelle C]

3 thoughts:

1) I found the article interesting, even if it was only tertiarily related
to SCA interests. I was pleasantly surprised by the thought this kilt-maker
put into sustainability through long-lasting and washable materials,
including natural fibers.
2) I didn't receive the comment that Kilian was responding to. Did everyone
else?
3) I was also pleasantly surprised by the "vegan taxidermist" clickbait
inside the BBC article. It reminded me of some "back in the day" SCA
stories I heard years ago. :-)

~Wenllyan
Who was just thinking there hadn't been a real discussion on the Merry Rose
listserv in a long time. :-)

On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 10:06 AM Kilian Head via Atlantia <
atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:

> I honestly fail to see how this is news, or SCA related. Plenty of people
> wear polyester.
> It's just typical false virtue signaling.
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>
>   On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 7:31 AM, Fjórleif in Ruada via Atlantia<
> atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:   Aye.  The word "vegan" to
> describe PLASTIC that is helping to destroy our
> planet makes me want to beat the living crap out of every one of those
> posers.
>
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 3:45 PM Garth Groff and Sally Sanford via Atlantia
> <
> atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:
>
> > Noble Friends, Especially Fellow Scots
> >
> > The kilt is often seen on SCA members who depict Scots. This garment is
> > traditionally made from wool, a no-no for vegans. According to a BBC
> > article today, vegan Scots and SCA Scottish wannabes can enjoy wearing a
> > "kilt without guilt"--vegan-friendly polyester kilts with *faux* leather
> > belts and sporrans are now becoming available. These kilts are even
> machine
> > washable: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-51065672 .
> >
> > Man-made fabrics are not exactly environment friendly, even if they do
> meet
> > the vegan test. As mentioned in the BBC article, one of the Scottish
> > suppliers is experimenting with hemp fibers.
> >
> > Actually, such kilts have been available in the US for years from one of
> > the major kilt American suppliers. This company (their name will be
> > supplied upon request via a personal email) offers both acrylic and
> > polyviscose material, specially intended for those allergic to wool, but
> > more-or-less acceptable to vegans as well.
> >
> > So now to the history lesson. The kilt does not appear in Scottish
> history
> > until 1594, which doesn't leave us much wiggle room in the SCA. This kilt
> > was the *feileadh mòr*  or "great kilt" which not only goes around the
> > waist, but is also wide enough to wrap the upper body. This is why you
> will
> > never see Lord Mungo (who lives in 1496) in a kilt, unless he is
> teaching a
> > class on the kilt's history, and that will always be a great kilt. The
> kilt
> > most often worn (incorrectly) by Scadians is the *fèileadh beag* or
> modern
> > "wee kilt", which actually dates to the early 18th century. Well, we're
> > here to have fun, and any man who will don even the wee kilt will still
> get
> > my admiration.
> >
> > Yours Aye,
> >
> > Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆
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